My Life in Argentina and Beyond

William, I can and if you continue sue you for defamation if you continue like this. You have written lies and you know it. You only wrote what you call the review because I said that I had been in love with a priest and that idea was not to your liking. The person (he is a man, even though he is a priest) is none of your business. Do I ask you for the name of your girlfriend or wife? No. I have written a book and it was well received by people. I will write to amazon again. Christians are charitable. That in no way describes you. Eugenia Renskoff

Your review on www.amazon.com of my novel Different Flags has been called to my attention. There is no way that I can let your lies do their nasty thing. I never paid Delinger’s or any other publisher to have any of my work published. I am a writer and a darn good one. The publisher paid me, the author, royalties. My book may have some autobiographical elements in it, but it is not an autobiography. It never was intended to be an autobiography. I am very proud of my book because not only did it receive excellent reviews (from both reviewers and readers), it told the truth about a very controversial subject—Priestly Celibacy. I loved that man and he loved me. I never seduced him. The experience of loving him has been one of the most beautiful and exciting of my life. Let me end by saying that I have grounds to sue you for defamation and that you are not a Christian. It is a shame that you should call yourself one. I don’t know you and I never talked to you. I have written to amazon and told them about the falsehood of the things that you have written on their site. Eugenia Renskoff

Different Flags not an autobiography. It got mostly (8 out of 10, let's say), good reviews. The reviewers liked it, most people who read it liked it. They have written to me and told me so in plain English. If I had wanted to write an autobiography I would have done so, but my life has had many very interesting experiences and it would have been longer than Gone With the Wind. Besides, I am not dead yet nor am I 80 or 90.Eugenia Renskoff

 We do not have optional celibacy. You have to make a vow of celibacy before you are ordained. The vow can be broken if a man/priest falls in love. There is no sin when that happens. Feelings are feelings and repression is harmful. Very harmful. Isn't the Church all for Love? And shouldn't that love be human (as in man/woman) and not just spiritual, serving the parishioners kind of love? Both loves are very noble and should be part of a priest's life if he so chooses. Eugenia Renskoff

Thursday, March 19, 2009: Last week I was interviewed online. The interview can be read by going to www.theapostleswivesclub.com. The interviewer asked me about my novel Different Flags and my thoughts on priestly Celibacy. I am most interested in making a movie out of Different Flags and would gratefully appreciate donations. Thank you. Eugenia Renskoff

Saturday, February 14, 2009: I have no St. Valentine's Day celebration today. There is no love in my life--no human love of any kind, shape or form. I don't feel sorry for myself. What I am is just sad.

I have loved deeply and well and I have no regrets. My love was Forbidden, but I felt it all the same. But I do wish I had a special someone in my life, someone I could be crazy about.

I see nothing bright about the fact that authors have to pay universe or other companies to get published. It is more of the same. I wrote a novel called Diffrent Flags and serached high and low for a publisher. All I got was rejections. Finally it was accepted by a small company called Denlinger's in Fla. Different Flags got excellent reviews from readers and reviewers alike.
I feel that there should be more room for those of us who really have talent and deserve to be read. Eugenia Renskoff

Friday, January 30, 2009: The other day there was an article in the New York Times about self-publishing. The title of the article was Bright Passages: Authors Who Pay Their Way. What is so bright about having to pay to get published? What is so good about having to fork money over to see your book in print? I see nothing good about this. In fact, I find it very sad. It is the same old story of many years ago. Nothing has changed. Yes, famous authors in the past have had to pay initially and they they became famous. But how many of them are lucky enough to have that happen?
I looked high and low for a publisher for my novel Different Flags. it was rejected everywhere. Sometimes reasons were given, sometimes not. When I finally found a small publisher in Florida, it received excellent reviwes. Some of the reviewers were: www.knowbetter.com, www.amazon. com/reader, www.compulsivereader.com, among others. I was proud of my novel and all the effort I put into it didn't mean a thing to me. But I did not pay to get it published. That was my choice. And I will not pay to publish my other 3 novels: To Find a Dead Woman, Rubio, My Dog, My Life and Roof Less, Being Homeless on Park Avenue.

Wednesday, January 14, 2009: Once, a long time ago, I stood before a priest and told him I was in love with him. My declaration of love seemed like a confession, but it was true and real. I have never regretted it. In fact, if I had to do it again, i wouldn't hesitate--except that a different ending would make it great. Greater.

As a woman who was once very much in love with a Catholic priest and who wanted to marry him, anything that can help do away with Priestly Celibacy is welcome. I am also completing the screenplay based on my novel Different Flags. DF narrates my feelings as a woman in love with a priest. Eugenia Renskoff